Zoe Saldana is an American actress and dancer from Passaic, New Jersey. Saldana made her screen debut in an episode of Law & Order in 1999. Saldana’s film career began a year later with Center Stage (2000), where she played a struggling ballet dancer, followed by a role in Crossroads (2002) with Britney Spears.
Saldana’s breakthrough came in 2009 with the roles of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek and Neytiri in James Cameron’s Avatar. The latter film received widespread acclaim and is the highest-grossing film of all time. Saldana continued her career with films such as Colombiana (2011), Star Trek into Darkness (2013), Out of the Furnace (2013), Star Trek Beyond (2016), and Live by Night (2016). Since 2014, she has portrayed Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy.
Over the next couple of years, Saldana will be starring in various Avengers and Avatar films.
One of the biggest and most naturally beautiful actresses in the world, Zoe Saldana is going to be an A-lister for some time to come.